Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2012

this got rave reviews from a wide variety of people and taste preferences. It's now one of my standard "go to" recipes.

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lindabf

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Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2012

This wasn't bad the first day eating it, a little sweet, but by the second day the sweetness intesified and we couldn't eat it anymore. I did use grape jelly though instead of jam because that's all we had in the house, so not sure if that was a factor in the extreme sweetness or not. Good base recipe though!

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logirl1023

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2012

Very good. Made 1/2 recipe and worked well. Would like to try a double recipe and freeze some.

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charlsea

Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2012

Jam? In a stew? Who woudda thought? But it was fantastic. I halved recipe and threw in just a large heaping spoonful of jelly. We, also, intended to serve over rice so I omitted the potatoes and threw in a few peas & greenbeans. Absolutely outstanding. Can't wait to try it with the potatoes.

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Litegal1

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Anaheim, California, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2012

It was simple enough to make. I prepared it exactly as directed. My kids weren't overly fond of it and I personally felt it was a bit too sweet with a slight lingering taste afterwards. I will try it again but cut the jelly in 1/2 and only use 1/4 of a cup.

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brypkema

Reviewed: Dec. 5, 2011

Dude this was epic. My kids loved it. My husband loved it. I will be making it again and again. Killer good stew!

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Jaime

Reviewed: Dec. 5, 2011

4 Thumbs up (my family's thumbs)! My oldest daughter peeked into the pan halfway through because she said the smell was so good! The only mods i made were: omitted WorCestershire sauce because of my child's allergy to anchovies; grape jelly instead of jam; and beef bouillon with the water. Also, because one member of my fam has a total disliking for potatoes, I omitted them and served over rice instead.

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Ronni Grimes

Reviewed: Sep. 29, 2011

I made this beef stew and it was absolutely, I mean absolutely the best stew I have made. The ingredients all came together beautifully. Along with the beef stew my 21 yr old daughter also ate a plate of crow for saying the stew was going to be nasty with the grape perserves in it (LOL) she loved the stew!!! Will definately be making this dish again!!

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Tess

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 27, 2011

Pretty easy and satisfying!

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Gabby

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Medford, New Jersey, USA

Living In: Gulf Breeze, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2011

I made this for the family tonite & they raved about the stew. I must admit it did seem odd putting grape jam in the stew but after reading the reviews I knew I had to try it. It is definitely a keeper recipe.....

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